Month: September 2024

 Nigeria has 40 million small businesses. Many have access to Internet, but do not know how to use digital tools to grow their business. Now that artificial intelligence (AI) is widely available, even people without any design or storytelling expertise can create professional marketing materials. To teach small food processors how to use generative AI, we’ve partnered with Microsoft in Nigeria on the IDEAS project. Leapfrogging growth through innovation and […]

 Heavy rains in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria have led to the worst flooding in 30 years, affecting at least 239,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands of children without shelter, clean water, food, healthcare and education, at heightened risk of water-and vector-borne diseases. Chachu Tadicha, Deputy Director, Programme Operations/Humanitarian at Save the Children in Nigeria, is currently in flood-affected areas in Maiduguri. He said: “The situation here is terrible. Children […]

 With $1.3 million in funding from the World Bank's International Development Association, UNOPS will provide comprehensive training programmes and workshops as well as arrange travel for study visits aimed at enhancing grant management knowledge, skills and competencies for Ministry of Health staff. "Investing in the skills and capabilities of the Ministry of Health workforce is essential for driving long-term success and improving service delivery," said Worknesh Mekonnen, Director of UNOPS […]

 The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (“ADB”) (www.AfDB.org) approved $102.79 million for the Multinational (Guinea, Senegal and Togo) Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains in Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Program which fosters sustainable agricultural value chains around agro-industrial processing zones (SAVC-SAPZ).   This project expands the integration of climate change and reduction of low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in three Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) projects currently being […]

 From 10 to 13 September 2024, as part of the implementation of the Regional Programme for the Integrated Management of the Fouta Djallon Massif (PRAI-MFD), ECOWAS is organising in Conakry the Regional Workshop for the launch and validation of the tools of the Regional Programme for the Integrated Management of the Fouta Djallon Massif (PRAI-MFD), on the theme ‘Issues and challenges of the Preservation of the Fouta Djallon Massif after […]

 President Wavel Ramkalawan has today announced the appointment of Ms. Thereza Dogley as the new Principal Secretary of the Office of the President. Ms. Dogley holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute/University of Seychelles. She has been in the public service for the past 16 years. Ms. Dogley began her professional career in 2008 as a Senior Flight Attendant with our national […]

 On 8 September 2024, Mr. Tanit Loipimai, Minister Counsellor, together with Mr. Chartchai Tiamsanit, Counsellor, Office of Labour Affairs in Riyadh, also accredited to Egypt, met with spa masseuse and chefs of Sabai Sabai restaurant. On this occasion, he exchanged views with Thai workers on living conditions and challenges for working in Egypt. In addition, he visited the Dusit Thani Hotel in New Cairo, which employed more than 20 Thai […]

 On 7 September 2024, the Royal Thai Embassy in Cairo in collaboration with the Thai Students’ Association in Cairo under the Royal Patronage organised a training session on ‘Careers and Skills Guidance’ at the Al-Sheikh Zayed Center, Al-Azhar University. It aimed to motivate the students to start thinking and preparing themselves for the world of work after graduation. The Embassy invited distinguished speakers included Coach Jimi, Potchanarat Seebungkerd, founder of […]